Chitende Surname
Approximately 2,858 people bear this surname
Chitende Surname Definition:
Chitende is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: heel.
Chitende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Tanzania | 371 | 1:142,700 | 13,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 370 | 1:41,725 | 6,439 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zambia | 128 | 1:123,828 | 9,362 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chitende (23) may also be a first name.
Chitende Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chitende is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: heel.
Chitende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitende Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitende occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitende? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 153,760th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,549,876 people. The last name Chitende occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitende are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.
The surname Chitende is most common in Angola, where it is borne by 1,775 people, or 1 in 15,205. Without taking into account Angola this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.
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Footnotes
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